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there was activity there where you had a lot of law enforcement, a lot of law enforcement in tactical gear, riot helmets and the like. that was this morning. >>> now, second location. you've got police questioning somebody. talking to somebody. but because of the way the cars are surrounding this particular individual, it's likely that he didn't have any sort of device on him. that's really what law enforcement is fearful of is, wolf, is this person on this wild ride, that he may have, in fact, dropped several pipe bombs. and that's the concern that officials are having. that's one of the big reasons that they told people that they really just need to shelter in place. so that is the active scene going on right now. the first scene this morning, that is a home, investigators, law enforcement very, very interested in a home. they are now searching that home, forensics, we're trying to still exactly determine who lived there, whether it was a friend, an associate or what they're doing there. right now, we've got a helicopter in the sky. that probably came at 8:00? 7:00, 8:00 this mornin
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our chief national correspondent talked the one law enforcement official that said yes there were, you know, other devices that were being looked into but they were cautious about >> and welcome back to cnn's continuing coverage. >> thank you so much for joining us. it was just before 3:00 eastern time when that blast went off and then a second one. details have been trickling in. >> there were 500 thousand people who lined the roof and have taken part in this attack in some way. investigators are slowly piecing together exactly what happened. there is a suspect who is wanted but so far they have no suspect in custody. even before the dust and smoke settled, the frantic rush began. strangers were helping strangers. >> is that blood on the sleeve? >> my pants and clothes. >> show me that flag. >> that was a flag i was holding the bhoel time. this is how the flag ended up carrying the blood. all of this victim. >> my goodness. >> yeah. >> let's go live now. where some of the victims were taken. >> we have been hearing so much about the victims. we have heard there were some amputees. som
our chief national correspondent talked the one law enforcement official that said yes there were, you know, other devices that were being looked into but they were cautious about >> and welcome back to cnn's continuing coverage. >> thank you so much for joining us. it was just before 3:00 eastern time when that blast went off and then a second one. details have been trickling in. >> there were 500 thousand people who lined the roof and have taken part in this attack in some...
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law enforcement in washington in new york, in san francisco, are in a heightened state of alert. and miami dade police officials say they have increase d the event that attracts half a million spectators each year. today was a very sad day for athletics and for our friends in marathon running. our security plan is developed jointly with the metropolitan police and we were in contact with them soobs we heard the news. >> why don't we get back to the scene. you have new information for us? >> don, we do know now that officials are going to brief reporters at 9:30 just a few hours away. there is so much we don't know. we do not know if this attack was a foreign or domestic attack. but right now investigators are behind me on exitor street. they have set up about six or seven blocks. they are setting up barriers to make the security tighter, don. we're still waiting to hear very much tonight. >> one of the big clues will be the two devices which were not detonated. what sort of clues and information are the authorities expecting to get from that? >> we heard bob earlier talking about
law enforcement in washington in new york, in san francisco, are in a heightened state of alert. and miami dade police officials say they have increase d the event that attracts half a million spectators each year. today was a very sad day for athletics and for our friends in marathon running. our security plan is developed jointly with the metropolitan police and we were in contact with them soobs we heard the news. >> why don't we get back to the scene. you have new information for us?...
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law enforcement sources says there are a number of active leads. overnight authorities searched an apartment in ravire, massachusetts. the explosive devices used were packed with nails, zippers, blades. doctors report removing ball bearings from patients. there have been at least ten amputations so far. doctors say they have never seen the scale of an attack like this in normal city hospitals. the doctors says they will find and bring to justice whoever is behind the bombings at the marathon. those bombings, again, killed three people, injured more than 140. investigators, they're combing through the evidence this morning. the fbi and boston police asking anyone who may have seen anything, heard anything suspicious, contact authorities. i'm here with cnn's pamela bradley this morning. >> good morning. people are still on high alert this morning. there is heavy law enforcement presence here in boston's back bay area. it is all hands on deck as they investigate the attack, how they were able to carry it off and why. just before 3:00 p.m., more than f
law enforcement sources says there are a number of active leads. overnight authorities searched an apartment in ravire, massachusetts. the explosive devices used were packed with nails, zippers, blades. doctors report removing ball bearings from patients. there have been at least ten amputations so far. doctors say they have never seen the scale of an attack like this in normal city hospitals. the doctors says they will find and bring to justice whoever is behind the bombings at the marathon....
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in the middle of night, celebrations, law enforcement hailed as heroes. day six, as tsarnaev lay sedated and unable to speak from a neck injury, federal prosecutors prepare charges against him. >>> coming up, we revisit japan's nuclear crisis, the cleanup continues at the fukushima daichi nuclear plant. matt's brakes didn't sound right... ...so i brought my car to mike at meineke... ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. >>> welcome back, it's 45 minutes past the hour, let's bring you back to the boston bombings that killed three people and wounded 170. one suspect is dead, the other is lying in a hospital bed in hour in custody. federal prosecutors are preparing charges against dzhokhar tsarnaev. they think the two were acting alone. that's a crucial, crucial supposition. investigators are examining the fragments of the bombs as well that were used in last monday's attack. they say all the parts apparently come from the boston area, but they also had
in the middle of night, celebrations, law enforcement hailed as heroes. day six, as tsarnaev lay sedated and unable to speak from a neck injury, federal prosecutors prepare charges against him. >>> coming up, we revisit japan's nuclear crisis, the cleanup continues at the fukushima daichi nuclear plant. matt's brakes didn't sound right... ...so i brought my car to mike at meineke... ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get...
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if they didn't do that, then they have no excuse based on the civil liberties of law. a lot of conflict between the people and the police. a lot of bombings. two, three, four, a month. all the time that he was back. he was in the middle of all this and we don't know enough information about what he was up to. who he was talking to. we don't know anything. the fbi had this guy right in their sights. >> well, time and time again when we look at terrorist subjects radicalized in the west one of the common features is the overseas travel. they may go overseas seeking sanction. they may go overseas for training. they may go overseas because they want to help the fighters. when the individuals come back from pakistan, afghanistan, yemen, somalia, chechnya, russia, that's a point that deserves more scrutiny, to find out what did the individuals do overseas. otherwise you may have a boston event. times square bombing. 2010. individual goes to pakistan. lost track on the radar. comes back to times square in a vehicle to deliver an attack. >> it's much easier to do it if he's no
if they didn't do that, then they have no excuse based on the civil liberties of law. a lot of conflict between the people and the police. a lot of bombings. two, three, four, a month. all the time that he was back. he was in the middle of all this and we don't know enough information about what he was up to. who he was talking to. we don't know anything. the fbi had this guy right in their sights. >> well, time and time again when we look at terrorist subjects radicalized in the west one...
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. >> there's no such thing as a slam dunk in criminal law. but this is as close as you get. you've got video tape putting him at the scene. you have a motive in terms of what he's had to say. plus, you have a guy in a car that admissions were made to. it goes on and on. now, could he beat the death penalty? maybe that's a possibility. what should the defense's strategy be. the shoe bomber obviously now serving life, but did not get the death penalty because of your defense. what can the defense possibly do? >> well, they're going to be focused on mitigation at this point, thinking about the possibility of the death penalty. they're going to be looking into his background. they're going to be having him evaluated, potentially, by, you know, forensic evaluations, by psychologists. they're going to be looking at his state of mind. >> it seems like the defense may try to say he was under the influence of his older brother and be some way to mitigate his defense or say he is brainwashed. is there any way that can hold weight? >> good luck with that defense. that's a hail mary def
. >> there's no such thing as a slam dunk in criminal law. but this is as close as you get. you've got video tape putting him at the scene. you have a motive in terms of what he's had to say. plus, you have a guy in a car that admissions were made to. it goes on and on. now, could he beat the death penalty? maybe that's a possibility. what should the defense's strategy be. the shoe bomber obviously now serving life, but did not get the death penalty because of your defense. what can the...
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mike brooks is our law enforcement analyst, he is being told that senator wicker now has protective detail, meaning he has security around him, because of the fact that he received this letter which was tested positive for the poison ricin. let me just go back and tell you what we learned, and that is that what happened was this envelope came addressed to senator wicker, it tested once positive for riciricin, they te it two more times, so three times positive for ricin, so as we speak, this envelope has been sent to a facility in suburban washington, in maryland to get yet another test on ricin. this is something that we learned very quickly, actually as and even before most u.s. senators learned, they were briefed not too long ago earlier this evening from the senator sergeant at arms and they were told that this certainly is essentially very harmful, but they were also calmed a bit by reminding them that this is the reason why they have a facility that's offsite where they sort your mail, it doesn't come directly to their offices. >> it's offsite because of the anthrax that was mailed to
mike brooks is our law enforcement analyst, he is being told that senator wicker now has protective detail, meaning he has security around him, because of the fact that he received this letter which was tested positive for the poison ricin. let me just go back and tell you what we learned, and that is that what happened was this envelope came addressed to senator wicker, it tested once positive for riciricin, they te it two more times, so three times positive for ricin, so as we speak, this...
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this is probably the closest they thought they could come to changing gun laws. there will be other amendments but in terms of a real prize for those looking to expand gun restrictions this was it and it didn't happen. >> how much of this was because of principled opposition to the amendment and how much an issue of risk/reward. in other words there was very little potential reward because it was probably never going to pass the house of representatives even if it was going to be voted on in the house. for some senators it might not even have been worth the risk of voting for it since it wouldn't have become law. >> reporter: a great question. it is hard to know how many senators decided not to vote for it for that reason. what tends to happen is as you get close to the magic number of 60 all of a sudden you can potentially get a whole bunch of other senators because the senators who are voting for it realize that, you know what, i might as well get on the side of a winning issue here. to your point that is exactly what did not happen here. you had gabby giffords
this is probably the closest they thought they could come to changing gun laws. there will be other amendments but in terms of a real prize for those looking to expand gun restrictions this was it and it didn't happen. >> how much of this was because of principled opposition to the amendment and how much an issue of risk/reward. in other words there was very little potential reward because it was probably never going to pass the house of representatives even if it was going to be voted on...
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the combatant laws we don't know that one can be successfully conducted. that's lost in a mar ras in guantanamo bay. this case will take a long time, be expensive and complicated but he's going to trial and there's going to be a verdict. we know that. >> jeff, thank you very much. fran, julia, as well. appreciate it. follow me on twitte twitter @andersoncooper. what do you think? should he be charged in a criminal court opposed to an enemy combatant? >>> and we will dig in to the case. the older suspect spent last year in parts of dagestan and chechnya. and the older suspect's widow. what we know about her and their relationship and more importantly what the fbi wants to know from her tonight. >>> later, my interview was remarkable woman. i hope you stick around for this. she a dance instructor whose body was broken. she had to have part of her leg amputated below the knee but her spirit is certainly not broken. >> i woke up and my parents were there and i said i feel like my foot is falling asleep. it feels like my ankle is falling off of the pillow and m
the combatant laws we don't know that one can be successfully conducted. that's lost in a mar ras in guantanamo bay. this case will take a long time, be expensive and complicated but he's going to trial and there's going to be a verdict. we know that. >> jeff, thank you very much. fran, julia, as well. appreciate it. follow me on twitte twitter @andersoncooper. what do you think? should he be charged in a criminal court opposed to an enemy combatant? >>> and we will dig in to the...
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and then for son-in-law reason, he tells me this is dzhokhar and tamerlan, and points at the screen and says here is tamerlan in the blue jacket and dzhokhar in the white jacket. and i say anzor, these are guys with the backpack when the photos are shown. it can't be them. he says i don't know, these are my children. and then his wife grabs the tv screen and starts screaming, i can't be, it can't be happening. i don't believe it. the children are dead. i would have cried out myself. >> reporter: nick walsh, cnn. >>> it was russia that asked the fbi to look into tamerlan tsarnaev's activities back in 2011. moscow said the older brother was increasingly turning to radical islam. bill black joins us now live from moscow where it is 9:36 in the morning. phil, the chronology of this may surprise people, because it seems that the return to radical islam, the request from moscow came before he traveled back to his ancestral homeland. is that the word you're hearing from russian officials, that they were worried even before they let him back in the country? >> reporter: it's what the chronology
and then for son-in-law reason, he tells me this is dzhokhar and tamerlan, and points at the screen and says here is tamerlan in the blue jacket and dzhokhar in the white jacket. and i say anzor, these are guys with the backpack when the photos are shown. it can't be them. he says i don't know, these are my children. and then his wife grabs the tv screen and starts screaming, i can't be, it can't be happening. i don't believe it. the children are dead. i would have cried out myself. >>...
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i'm confident that law enforcement will identify them. once we identify them, what we're going to do is we would do an assessment of them. to see perhaps maybe this one leader and one is more of a passive follower. and what i've done in other cases, i was able to predict oftentimes where they will go next. where they will travel next. and what part of the country or -- now if they're known, if they're from the area, what you want to let out to the public, at some point in the investigation is that they have to feel forced to stay in that area. it would arouse too much suspicion if they would leave. so they're forced to stay there. but now they're seeing themselves on television and my goodness, they have our pictures. you are going to see probably a change in their facial description. one person appeared to have a beard. it looked like he had facial hair. you can just assume that's going to be gone as well. and because you have two, they just did not operate in the vacuum. they had to talk to each other. had to talk to someone else, someo
i'm confident that law enforcement will identify them. once we identify them, what we're going to do is we would do an assessment of them. to see perhaps maybe this one leader and one is more of a passive follower. and what i've done in other cases, i was able to predict oftentimes where they will go next. where they will travel next. and what part of the country or -- now if they're known, if they're from the area, what you want to let out to the public, at some point in the investigation is...
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we have just gotten this, a bulletin from law enforcement. people being asked to be on the lookout for a darker skinned or black male with a black backpack and a black sweatshirt, possible foreign national, accent unclear, what the accent of the individual is, but believes to have some sort of an accent. we are just getting that information. john king is working his sources now. he joins us with the latest on the investigation. john, what are you hearing? >> well, that bolo, shorthanded police lingo for be on the lookout, just issued. i will give you reporting from all of our cnn team. a little more on that bolo. law enforcement is looking for a darker skinned or black male with a black backpack, possible foreign national because of an accent. the bolo notes to law enforcement officials says five minutes before the first explosion, this individual attempted to gain entry to a restricted area and when turned away, he broke eye contact and pulled his sweatshirt and hood over his head. no further info on him is what the bolo says. this is law en
we have just gotten this, a bulletin from law enforcement. people being asked to be on the lookout for a darker skinned or black male with a black backpack and a black sweatshirt, possible foreign national, accent unclear, what the accent of the individual is, but believes to have some sort of an accent. we are just getting that information. john king is working his sources now. he joins us with the latest on the investigation. john, what are you hearing? >> well, that bolo, shorthanded...
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so obviously that's what law enforcement is trying to piece together right now. as we have been reporting all day yesterday, there wasn't any intelligence gathered beforehand that gave anybody any indication that something like this might even be in the air. so i think that, you know, that's got law enforcement kind of scratching its head. >> reporter: indeed. and they're going back, no doubt, over all the information, all the transmissions that happened in the days and weeks before. >> right. >> reporter: jessica, it is interesting. this is a president who often chooses his words extremely carefully on the one hand. it's also a president who famously is no drama obama. he doesn't like unnecessary drama, the lore goes. it may very well be the drama over the use of the word "terror," not using the word it's just not worth the hassle to him. get it out of the way today and move on with the investigation, which is actually the important thing here. >> reporter: i think you're right and i also think, look, he didn't use the word "terror" yesterday i think for a numbe
so obviously that's what law enforcement is trying to piece together right now. as we have been reporting all day yesterday, there wasn't any intelligence gathered beforehand that gave anybody any indication that something like this might even be in the air. so i think that, you know, that's got law enforcement kind of scratching its head. >> reporter: indeed. and they're going back, no doubt, over all the information, all the transmissions that happened in the days and weeks before....
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>> no. >> does law enforcement know anything about that? >> no. >> there is mention of circuitry or a circuit board kind of device that was found. can you say anything about that? i'm assuming -- is that something you want to share with the store owners? >> i believe the circuit board was brought up by a member of the media right here and my remarks on that, i'm not prepared to speak to that, any aspect pertaining to that right now. certainly, going out to the community conducting the logical investigation i can assure you that the joint terrorism task force is doing that as we speak. >> are there any communications as to whether it took a lot of planning to do this, that they may have been planning for many years? >> again, hopefully that will come out in the investigation. that would be speculation on my part right now to speculate how much planning went into this. i do not want to provide you with anything that might be inaccurate information ultimately. i wouldn't want to speculate on that. >> the names of two victims have come out. >>
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and so all of these are sort of tells that law enforcement is looking at. and as i said, there are probably a handful of pictures that have definitely reached the highest levels that are of the most interest, and that means they want to find these individuals, piers. >>s wi >> also, two terrorism experts about what kind of chatter there may be on jihadi websites. and interestingly, there isn't much. is that right? >> reporter: yeah. that's what's so surprising about this. and this is what has terrorism experts a little confused as to what the motive is of this. you know, usually when there is an event that's connected to a transnational, somebody from overse overseas, they will look for certain events. well, the events that were associated with this particular day had nothing to do with any sort of transnational incident. you know, on 9/11, everybody sort of gets worried that there is going to be another attack. sort of anniversary attack. but not the case. the forums have been especially quiet. there is not the usual chatter that people are not claiming cr
and so all of these are sort of tells that law enforcement is looking at. and as i said, there are probably a handful of pictures that have definitely reached the highest levels that are of the most interest, and that means they want to find these individuals, piers. >>s wi >> also, two terrorism experts about what kind of chatter there may be on jihadi websites. and interestingly, there isn't much. is that right? >> reporter: yeah. that's what's so surprising about this. and...
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so basically, she would see a lot of her mother-in-law, the brother's mother. she wouldn't see quite as much of dzhokhar, the younger brother, because he was back and forth to college. and i just got to say one thing. for all the talk about tamerlan being so iced and not having any american friends, let's remember he married an american girl named katie from the suburbs of providence, rhode island. so not everything there squares. >> yeah, and we talked to a number of people who considered him a friend over the last several years. so as you say, not everything is square. still learning a lot. i appreciate the update. a lot of questions remain about who the brothers really are, what they are about. in light of the bombings, authorities in massachusetts are looking closely at another crime. the unsolved murder of tamerlan's friend and two others back in 2011. so tell us what we're learning about this triple murder? >> what we know is a team of investigators are looking at it very closely. this was a triple murder that happened about 18 months ago in massachusetts
so basically, she would see a lot of her mother-in-law, the brother's mother. she wouldn't see quite as much of dzhokhar, the younger brother, because he was back and forth to college. and i just got to say one thing. for all the talk about tamerlan being so iced and not having any american friends, let's remember he married an american girl named katie from the suburbs of providence, rhode island. so not everything there squares. >> yeah, and we talked to a number of people who...
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law enforcement sources. john is here, julia is here, our law enforcement analyst. and, john, i want you to recap for our viewers exactly what we know. we're awaiting a news conference we believe will happen around 5:00 p.m. eastern with the fbi, local police, the governor, the mayor and others. they'll tell us what they can at that time. in the meantime, your breaking news. >> i was told by one source this morning a boston law enforcement source that they believe they had a breakthrough of significant progress in the investigation. this source declined to be much more specific just said as the analysis continued, and we know the analysis was centered on video analysis, all the camera stuff turned in by local television stations, individuals, video and still photos. i was told there was a much better mood this morning and what they believe to be significant progress in the investigation, a turning point. that's how a boston law enforcement source described it to me. i spoke to a second source briefed on and based on my ranks with that source, i can't identify that s
law enforcement sources. john is here, julia is here, our law enforcement analyst. and, john, i want you to recap for our viewers exactly what we know. we're awaiting a news conference we believe will happen around 5:00 p.m. eastern with the fbi, local police, the governor, the mayor and others. they'll tell us what they can at that time. in the meantime, your breaking news. >> i was told by one source this morning a boston law enforcement source that they believe they had a breakthrough...
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basically, she would see a lot of her mother-in-law, the brother's mother. and herbson, for all the talk about tamerlan being so isolated and not having any american friends, let's remember that he married an american girl named katie from the suburbs of providence, rhode island. so not everything there squares. >> we've talked to a number of people who have said everything is not square. chris, i appreciate the update. more ahead on my interview with a young dance instructor. dance will not be stopped by what she lost in the bombing. doctors had to amputate her leg several inches below her knee. but she says she is not giving up. >> i look at this as someone trained to stop me from realizing my dreams. and i thought ballroom dancing was something i was never going to do to dance. it just seems like a tough arena to be in. and i've conquered that. and i'm not ready to stop. welcnew york state, where cutting taxes for families and businesses is our business. we've reduced taxes and lowered costs to save businesses more than two billion dollars to grow jobs, c
basically, she would see a lot of her mother-in-law, the brother's mother. and herbson, for all the talk about tamerlan being so isolated and not having any american friends, let's remember that he married an american girl named katie from the suburbs of providence, rhode island. so not everything there squares. >> we've talked to a number of people who have said everything is not square. chris, i appreciate the update. more ahead on my interview with a young dance instructor. dance will...
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the state, local, federal law enforcement. and they presumably are, the fbi is the lead organization in charge of this investigation. but clearly there is some confusion amongst some of these sources about what's going on, even though the governor seemed to suggest that there wasn't. >> i think in the sense of cooperating with the investigation, sharing information, making sure if one agency comes into possession of some information, a photograph, maybe forensics, there's no question at all there's been very good cooperation. you've got federal officials, state officials and that's not always the case. there's no indication of any command and control issues here at all. there has certainly been consrnation about leaks. we've been told by srces about a possible arrest being made. operation under way leading to an arrest, specific identification of the suspect. i do know from following back on sources there's some consternation, and the agencies talking about who's leaking, why would they be leaking, let's pull back. the governo
the state, local, federal law enforcement. and they presumably are, the fbi is the lead organization in charge of this investigation. but clearly there is some confusion amongst some of these sources about what's going on, even though the governor seemed to suggest that there wasn't. >> i think in the sense of cooperating with the investigation, sharing information, making sure if one agency comes into possession of some information, a photograph, maybe forensics, there's no question at...
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federal law enforcement sources tell cnn the devices were inside pressure cookers and they believe bbs and nails were part of the explosives. the toll of injured up to 183, three more have died, including 8-year-old martin richard, and 29-years old krystle campbell. president obama will travel to boston on thursday. >>> we have the remains of a pressure cooker, a shredded black backpack and some kind of ball bearings or metal pellets. what can we read into this at this stage? >> you are looking at what they have in this investigation, which is the bombs themselves. apparently two very similar if not twin bombs placed in black nylon bags that they are recreating as much as they can. at quantico. the fbi lab. it is how, who did this and why that they really do not have any leads on. you are looking at forensic evidence, it will be very important when they catch this person. but in terms of trying to find that person, i think it will be more difficult as they recreate the bombs. they will have to figure out where some of this material may have come from. perhaps this will spark a tip from
federal law enforcement sources tell cnn the devices were inside pressure cookers and they believe bbs and nails were part of the explosives. the toll of injured up to 183, three more have died, including 8-year-old martin richard, and 29-years old krystle campbell. president obama will travel to boston on thursday. >>> we have the remains of a pressure cooker, a shredded black backpack and some kind of ball bearings or metal pellets. what can we read into this at this stage? >>...
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that we have laws of restricting the rights of getting guns lawfully. good guys is not the way to go about it. and that's what you see in the pressuring of the politicians who voted no on the bill. >> 45% gun owners. up to 90% saying they would support some kind of background check. a little bit of dichotomy. >> and we do have background checks. >> some democrats voted against it also. a lot going on. let's get to christine romans in new york. >> new developments in the ricin scare in the nation's capitol. paul kevin curtis of mississippi, bliss believe he sent the letters to senator roger wicker. letters were intercepted at a mail processing facility after tests indicated presence of the poison. letters are undergoing additional testing many results could be known later today. >>> more troubles for carnival cruiseline. a power failure on "ecstasy." all hotel systems and propulsion systems were restored. it's making its way back to port canaveral, florida. >>> north korea threatening "sledgehammer blows" to the u.s. and south korea, unless a list of dem
that we have laws of restricting the rights of getting guns lawfully. good guys is not the way to go about it. and that's what you see in the pressuring of the politicians who voted no on the bill. >> 45% gun owners. up to 90% saying they would support some kind of background check. a little bit of dichotomy. >> and we do have background checks. >> some democrats voted against it also. a lot going on. let's get to christine romans in new york. >> new developments in the...
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just speaking to the boston law enforcement source, a federal source earlier today, and a sense of is it domestic? is it international, the answer i got from both is we don't know. to drew's point, that type of a device, al qaeda has used, taliban has used. you see them in pakistan. however, they have nothing to trace to any international group or individual and they shrug and say sadly in today's age, it's very rare, but if you want to learn how to do this, unfortunately, you can on the internet. >> we'll have more on the investigation throughout this hour. i want to go next to gary tuchman at a vigil wrapping up in the dorchester neighborhood. gary, tell us about what you've seen. >> the candle light vigil has come to an end, but people don't want to leave just yet. a sense of community and togetherness that's taken place here. and this was an amazing gathering because there were probably about 1,100 or 1,200 people here, this was all word of mouth. people came with their candles and honored the three people who have died so far in this catastrophe. and also, pledged togetherness to
just speaking to the boston law enforcement source, a federal source earlier today, and a sense of is it domestic? is it international, the answer i got from both is we don't know. to drew's point, that type of a device, al qaeda has used, taliban has used. you see them in pakistan. however, they have nothing to trace to any international group or individual and they shrug and say sadly in today's age, it's very rare, but if you want to learn how to do this, unfortunately, you can on the...
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the reports of involvement by her husband and brother-in-law came as an absolute shock to them all. >> i want to bring in our cnn national security analyst. let's talk about ken feinberg who will be the administrator of the one fund $20 million for victims of the boston terrorist attacks. you when you worked at the department of homeland security you worked with feinberg when it came to the bp oil spill and restitution for people in that area. it's a tough job. >> it is. what we're asking him to do is to put a number sign, a dollar sign on misery. and it's an impossible sort of victory. he never wins but he often gets very close to -- has been terribly successful for a variety of -- he did it for 9/11, madoff, the bp oil spill. he has a couple goals. one is transparency. he is out there talking to the community. those are going to start may 1st here. he is going to listen to the victims about what kind of harms they have both physical and mental. then he'll come up with essentially a template of claims form that gets distributed to anyone in the city or anyone else who may have been h
the reports of involvement by her husband and brother-in-law came as an absolute shock to them all. >> i want to bring in our cnn national security analyst. let's talk about ken feinberg who will be the administrator of the one fund $20 million for victims of the boston terrorist attacks. you when you worked at the department of homeland security you worked with feinberg when it came to the bp oil spill and restitution for people in that area. it's a tough job. >> it is. what we're...
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law enforcement is saying they believe a possible suspect. how confident are you hearing from your sources about the identity? >> they are quite confident they have the suspect and they engaged the suspect including with some gunfire. did they wound the suspect? we don't know. but there was gunfire at the scene and then once they did surround the area, they have a visual contact on the suspect and there have been reports back of movement. at one point there was an indication of some law enforcement originally on the scene radioed back they believed the suspect was down. as they brought more to the scene, they have visual contact of the suspect moving. i heard the reports have ceased in terms of the movement has ceased. that doesn't mean anything. as this plays out, they now are convinced they have total visual environment, they are trying to evacuate any residents in the area from the neighborhood, and as was noted, now they went to move, the flash-bangs, be methodical. the one thing, they're not certain but they're operating under the assump
law enforcement is saying they believe a possible suspect. how confident are you hearing from your sources about the identity? >> they are quite confident they have the suspect and they engaged the suspect including with some gunfire. did they wound the suspect? we don't know. but there was gunfire at the scene and then once they did surround the area, they have a visual contact on the suspect and there have been reports back of movement. at one point there was an indication of some law...
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residents te residents terrified as law enforcement went door to door. this is one of the houses where police were combing through the neighborhood looking for the suspect. this is eddie beck's house. he took us through what it was like when s.w.a.t. teams came through here. >> they came in and searched the living room area, dining room, went through all of the bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen area. >> searched cabinets and things like that? >> they didn't go through cabinets or anything like that but went through bedrooms and closet doors and made their way through the back here. >> reporter: beck shared his footage of the s.w.a.t. teams combing through his house. during these moments, they didn't know where tsarnaev was or whether he was carrying explosives on his body. beck got a chill just knowing about it. >> knowing they had him surrounded and so close to our neighborhood it made us think that he might have been here at nighttime and they flushed him out into that area. >> reporter: vivian stevens lives by herself also very close to the house where tsa
residents te residents terrified as law enforcement went door to door. this is one of the houses where police were combing through the neighborhood looking for the suspect. this is eddie beck's house. he took us through what it was like when s.w.a.t. teams came through here. >> they came in and searched the living room area, dining room, went through all of the bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen area. >> searched cabinets and things like that? >> they didn't go through cabinets or...
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a lawful officer told susan candiotti he had been shot in the neck. it's not clear if that came in the thursday night to friday morning shoot-out he was involved in with his brother or during the friday evening take-down when he was finally captured. but those are some of the reasons maybe they could not level formal charges against him tonight. that could come in the coming days. >> so talk about the bombs, brian. you've learn ed something about where they came from. >> that's right. susan candiotti has spoken with a lawful official familiar with the investigation. the thinking is the bomb components were bought by the suspects locally, somewhere here in the boston area. that of course is going to be the subject of an intense part of this investigation. where they got the bomb components, how they put together these bombs allegedly, and just kind of tracing all the roots of that back to the sources. now they believe those sources are probably here in the boston area. now as for the guns, this official told susan that the guns came from somewhere else
a lawful officer told susan candiotti he had been shot in the neck. it's not clear if that came in the thursday night to friday morning shoot-out he was involved in with his brother or during the friday evening take-down when he was finally captured. but those are some of the reasons maybe they could not level formal charges against him tonight. that could come in the coming days. >> so talk about the bombs, brian. you've learn ed something about where they came from. >> that's...
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the reports of involvement by her husband and brother-in-law came as an absolute shock to them all. >> reporter: so much of a shock that the attorneys say she last saw her husband on thursday when she left for work and that the husband was home with their young daughter. that was, of course, before the fbi released those videos and pictures that set off this manhunt, erin. >> chris, before the video came out but after the act happened. she was living in a very cramped apartment in cambridge. the pictures we've been shown appear to be cluttered. they had explosives, all this stuff going on. how is it possible she lived there and did not know that something was amiss? >> reporter: i think you've hit on the big reason why investigators really want to talk to her as they try to piece together exactly when and where tamerlan may have tried to assemble some of those bombs. the lawyers will say that, a, she didn't speak russian so she didn't always understand everything that was being said. they also say that she spent a lot of time out of the house. sometimes up to six, seven days a week, 7
the reports of involvement by her husband and brother-in-law came as an absolute shock to them all. >> reporter: so much of a shock that the attorneys say she last saw her husband on thursday when she left for work and that the husband was home with their young daughter. that was, of course, before the fbi released those videos and pictures that set off this manhunt, erin. >> chris, before the video came out but after the act happened. she was living in a very cramped apartment in...
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law enforcement going door-to-door. they are making sure that there are no other devices, not only looking for him, but they want to make sure that there are no other devices that are out there that could potentially injure anyone. this is really moving very, very quickly on many different levels. but once again, just to reiterate the older brother, he didn't drink, didn't smoke, said quote i don't have a single american friend, i don't understand them. he was a college student at bunker hill community college, with aspirations to be an engineer. that's what we know so far. jake, john? >> deb, that's some great reporting. just to recap what you said. the older brother, suspect that that's the one who has been killed. suspect number one with the black hat, went to bunker hill community college. he and his younger brother, who is suspect number two in the white hat, who is on the loose in watertown, or the surrounding area, those two and their families fled chechnya, then the family went to kazakhstan. and of course then
law enforcement going door-to-door. they are making sure that there are no other devices, not only looking for him, but they want to make sure that there are no other devices that are out there that could potentially injure anyone. this is really moving very, very quickly on many different levels. but once again, just to reiterate the older brother, he didn't drink, didn't smoke, said quote i don't have a single american friend, i don't understand them. he was a college student at bunker hill...
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you can imagine that police, law enforcement officials have been told that 9,000 law enforcement officials are in the area now involved in this investigation. there's the manhunt underway for suspect number two, the man in the white hat at the finish line of the boston marathon, now believed to be wearing a gray hoodie. there's the map hunt going on and there are people putting together this puzzle, which is probably becoming ever more clear by the second now they have identified these two men. as you said, looking for a dwelling. trying to go through their vehicles and trying to piece together their movements, not just over the last four or five days here in boston, but before that. there was an enormous amount of information and they no doubt would like to glean from that. let's stick to watertown, massachusetts, which is again where a lot of this culminated tonight. there was this car chase, there was a shoot-out, one suspect, suspect number one in the boston marathon bombings now dead. suspect number two on the loose. do you get the sense that people are heeding the warnings they have
you can imagine that police, law enforcement officials have been told that 9,000 law enforcement officials are in the area now involved in this investigation. there's the manhunt underway for suspect number two, the man in the white hat at the finish line of the boston marathon, now believed to be wearing a gray hoodie. there's the map hunt going on and there are people putting together this puzzle, which is probably becoming ever more clear by the second now they have identified these two men....
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it seems likely, though not certain, according to law enforcement, that a timer was used. we'll get to all of that in a moment. i want to begin with the reality, for many families that they are dealing with right now. for some, it will be intense therapy, adjusting to a life with fewer limbs. we're seeing a lot of lower limb amputations. today, doctors spoke of being forced to finish the job of the bombs, amputating people's legs to save their lives. the latest at this hour, three people known dead. at least 174 injured, including 23 people who are critically injured. the stories of loss and pain, we keep learning new details. one runner's camera was rolling as she approached the finish line. take a look. as loud as that blast was, it was into silence that another witness felt the full impact of what she survived. >> i got home last night, at about 11:00, and started to break down because i had been holding it in all day, i had been trying to remain composed, but by the time i was trying to fall asleep it was all hitting me, this is really real and waking up this morning a
it seems likely, though not certain, according to law enforcement, that a timer was used. we'll get to all of that in a moment. i want to begin with the reality, for many families that they are dealing with right now. for some, it will be intense therapy, adjusting to a life with fewer limbs. we're seeing a lot of lower limb amputations. today, doctors spoke of being forced to finish the job of the bombs, amputating people's legs to save their lives. the latest at this hour, three people known...
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he was involved in much more than law enforcement. he was involved with the ambulance service on campus. he helped out organizations that were fighting cancer. someone who everyone has something good to say about today. getting the spotlight shined on his life and all the kacauses h supported. >> he will be remembered by a medal in his honor. >> reporter: mit saying they have set up a fund. this fund will support the collier medal. this is something that will be handed out to individuals who sort of have his kind of values and support the kind of causes he has supported. this is something they want to establish so it will more than just a tragedy that is the center of his life. >> dan lothian, over at white house for us. we'll have coverage of the memorial service. >>> just ahead here in the "cnn newsroom," we're going to introduce you to a man who survived the boston terror attacks, but only days later became a witness to a massive explosion in texas. before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to f
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there is some form of communication between law enforcement and the suspect. my source did not know whether in fact that communication was in writing. there is a lot of presumption it's in writing. we do have fran townsend reporting that the communication has been in writing. neither of our sources was able to discuss exactly, though, what's being communicated, how far they're getting with him, what they're learning. but i was told unequivocally that they have been questioning him since yesterday. >> this communication going on since yesterday. we do know he suffered some kind of wound to the neck. we understand there are periods of time he was sedated and intubated. so we can infer from that speaking would be remember difficult. but your sources saying there is communication. fran townsend saying she has sources that the communication is by writing. but they would not confirm the nature of any of the communication? >> no, they wouldn't. and i'm not sure how much it is actually. i was trying to find out exactly what questions they were asking. one would presum
there is some form of communication between law enforcement and the suspect. my source did not know whether in fact that communication was in writing. there is a lot of presumption it's in writing. we do have fran townsend reporting that the communication has been in writing. neither of our sources was able to discuss exactly, though, what's being communicated, how far they're getting with him, what they're learning. but i was told unequivocally that they have been questioning him since...
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what does the law say? >> every terrorist suspect arrested in the united states, since the first world trade center bombing in 1993 has been treated in the criminal justice system, not as an enemy combatant. standard operating procedure. frankly, the whole status of enemy combatant remains ambiguous in the legal system. the prisoners in guantanamo bay remain in legal limbo. by treating them as criminal suspects, the obama administration is avoiding all kinds of risks and simply acting as the bush administration has in the past and as they have acted in other terrorist cases by using the normal criminal procedures. >> because lindsey graham and others say, yes, he should be tried as a u.s. citizen, should be tried in a u.s. civilian court, but that can await this process of doing some serious interrogation of him and designating him as an enemy combatant in the meantime. all of this is moot right now, because as you know, yesterday, he was formally given his miranda rights and a judge magistrate at his bed s
what does the law say? >> every terrorist suspect arrested in the united states, since the first world trade center bombing in 1993 has been treated in the criminal justice system, not as an enemy combatant. standard operating procedure. frankly, the whole status of enemy combatant remains ambiguous in the legal system. the prisoners in guantanamo bay remain in legal limbo. by treating them as criminal suspects, the obama administration is avoiding all kinds of risks and simply acting as...
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one law enforcement official pointed me towards a line that runs between new york city and toronto. it runs actually from buffalo, new york. i'm told that the plan was to detonate explosives in canada. and derail -- and derail the train. and my law enforcement source said there had been some reports that they wanted to wage a spectacular attack, blow up a bridge. he said no. he said what they were doing was to target the train on the tressels, and actually what they wanted to do was derail the train and cause maximum injury to the people on it. >> so two quick follow-ups with you, gloria. first, whether we look at u.s. response here of what happened in boston, canada, an example of it working well, right? coordinated investigation, caught the plot early, and they have been watching it for over a year, haddize izeyes on the si, right? >> they had eyes on the situational they had informants in the community that they believed would be lucrative for them, and that certainly worked out. i think they -- it is clear to me that they worked in concert with united states law enforcement and
one law enforcement official pointed me towards a line that runs between new york city and toronto. it runs actually from buffalo, new york. i'm told that the plan was to detonate explosives in canada. and derail -- and derail the train. and my law enforcement source said there had been some reports that they wanted to wage a spectacular attack, blow up a bridge. he said no. he said what they were doing was to target the train on the tressels, and actually what they wanted to do was derail the...
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obviously the law enforcement has done a tremendous job in protecting america. a tremendous job in apprehending this particular suspect. but we still have some very serious challenges in the world, and when you live in a country that cherishes our freedom so much in an open society, it presents very difficult challenges for both law enforcement and our intelligence capabilities, but again, we have to move forward. hopefully america can live life as normally as possible. but we have to be vigilant about the challenges that exist against the united states. >> former attorney general alberto gonzales. thank you so much for joining us this morning. appreciate your insight, sir. >> thank you for having me. >> let's get to christine romans in new york with the rest of the top stories. >> hi, john. we're keeping an eye this morning on a court hearing today in canada in the alleged terrorist plot to attack a pass edger train running between new york and toronto. canadian authorities say al qaeda is behind that plot. two suspects are being held without bail. one is due i
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for the first time in 13 years, i have had real representation from an attorney at law. i'll be honest, i haven't had a lot of faith in attorneys. i've went through 20 or so in the last 13 years. and i will never let you go. that came from the heart. i didn't write that. i want to also thank senator roger wicker for his kind words about me in the press, and for the record, i have always felt that he is a good and honest man. i respect president obama. i love my country. and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. this past week has been a nightmare for myself and my family. my mother has suffered. as well as my children. i would like to get back to normal, which for me means being the best father that i can be to my children, supporting my favorite charity save a life foundation and entertaining through my music. thank you. >> paul kevin curtis, released from custody, charges dropped. there's still plenty of stuff we don't know about what happened. dan lothian, our white house correspondent, is standing by. dan, we do know that ricin-l
for the first time in 13 years, i have had real representation from an attorney at law. i'll be honest, i haven't had a lot of faith in attorneys. i've went through 20 or so in the last 13 years. and i will never let you go. that came from the heart. i didn't write that. i want to also thank senator roger wicker for his kind words about me in the press, and for the record, i have always felt that he is a good and honest man. i respect president obama. i love my country. and would never do...
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my sister-in-law. my brother, octavio. a business partner. our moms. my son. my sister irene, a police officer. my brother keyan. my neighbor. our godson. it's time to give gay and lesbian couples the freedom to marry. it's time for marriage. but i wondered what a customer thought? describe the first time you met. you brought the flex in... as soon as i met fiona and i was describing the problem we were having with our rear brakes, she immediately triaged the situation, knew exactly what was wrong with it, the car was diagnosed properly, it was fixed correctly i have confidence knowing that if i take to ford it's going to be done correctly with the right parts and the right people. get a free brake inspection and brake pads installed for just 49.95 after rebates when you use the ford service credit card. did you tell him to say all of that? no, he's right though... >>> welcome back to "early start." 51 minutes past the hour. reese witherspoon acting up, arrested, and apologizing this morning. there's her mug shot on the left. her husband's is on the right. a s
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. >> reporter: a federal law enforcement official agrees and says tamerlan was not on a terror watch list or any no fly list because the u.s. never deemed him a threat. so there were no alarm bells when tsarnaev came back to the u.s. six months later. >> by the time he returned, all investigations, the matter had been closed. >> reporter: even so, it's not clear if the department of homeland security, which was charged with monitoring travel, even knew that tsarnaev was on the fbi's radar. feds failing to talk to each other was supposed to be a lesson learned from 9/11. >> we're trying to make sure that all of that information that was available was shared. if it wasn't, there may be somebody who dropped the ball. >> reporter: a u.s. official says, even when there's a hit in the system, it doesn't prompt anyone in law enforcement to take action. it's just monitoring for suspicious travel. joe johns, cnn, washington. >> our thanks to joe johns for that report. >>> later today, another memorial here in boston for yet another of the victims in these attacks. at noon vice president joe b
. >> reporter: a federal law enforcement official agrees and says tamerlan was not on a terror watch list or any no fly list because the u.s. never deemed him a threat. so there were no alarm bells when tsarnaev came back to the u.s. six months later. >> by the time he returned, all investigations, the matter had been closed. >> reporter: even so, it's not clear if the department of homeland security, which was charged with monitoring travel, even knew that tsarnaev was on the...